1. I'm aware of their huge enclosure requirements, however what price range am I looking at for a ideal setup?
IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHETHER YOU BUY OR BUILD...IF YOU CAN BUILD IT'S SO MUCH BETTER. I HAVE A 'CAGES BY DESIGN' CAGE FOR THE TEGUS. NOW THEY FREE ROAM AND I USE IT AS A BASKING STATION...BUT WHEN I HAD IT IN THE OLD HOUSE THEY USED IT AS A RESIDENCE AND FREE ROAMED FOR A FEW HOURS A DAY.
THE LESS YOU LET THEM OUT THE MORE SPACE THEY NEED IN THEIR CAGE.
2. After the buying tegu, cage, and the appropriate equipment, such as heat source and hide, are tegus expensive to keep?
IN THE WARM MONTHS THEY EAT LIKE MACHINES. YOU NEED TO GIVE THEM WHOLE PREY A FEW TIME A WEEK AND A SPECIALIZED TURKEY DIET THE REST. THEY EAT RODENTS AND CHICKS--MINE PREFER CHICKS.
THEY ALSO REQUIRE HIGH HEAT AND
UVB---WHICH CAN COST ON A MONTHY BASIS FOR ELECTRICITY AND A YEARLY BASIS FOR BULBS
3. I hear that they hibernate for 6 months or so. Is it ok to wake them up to handle them, or am I supposed to watch them sleep for half a year?
WELL--IF YOU KEEP THEM WARM THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS THEY WILL BE IN A SEMI SLEEP STATE. THEY WILL BASK SOMETIMES, BECOME LESS ACTIVE AND EAT ALOT LESS. AS SOON AS THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK CLICKS ON FOR SPRING THEY WILL LOOK TO EAT MORE, BECOME VERY ACTIVE AND IN MATING MODE.
SOME TEGUS WILL COMPLETELY BRUMATE BUT THOSE ARE THE ONES KEPT OUTDOORS OR THE ANIMALS THAT ARE PURPOSELY KEPT COOL IN VERY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS BY THEIR OWNERS.
4. I've had a hard time finding a good caresheet on them. Is there any you guys would recommend?
YOU CAN GO TO BLUETEGU.COM OR AGAMAINTERNATIONAL.COM FOR SOME GREAT INFO
5. Do they make good pet? Are they jumpy, or nervous around people and active surrounding
AS BABIES THEY ARE A LITTLE JUMPY BUT I HAVE TO SAY BOTH OF MINE WERE VERY TAME OUT OF THE BOX. WONDERFUL ANIMALS....JUST BE CAREFUL WITH NATURAL SUNLIGHT....IF THEY ARE NOT USED TO IT, THEY WILL FREAK AND BECOME VERY WILD.
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